Alfred Jackson was born in January of 1848 in Virginia. Prior to his time in the service, he lived in Baltimore, Maryland and worked in a hotel as a waiter. He had a mother, a father, a wife, and a daughter, who was named Emery Jackson. There are no records that indicate the names of his other family members. Alfred enlisted in the U.S. military on three separate occasions, the first was on September 7, 1875, in New Port, Kentucky, the second was on September 21, 1880, in San Antonio, Texas, and the third was on September 21, 1885, in Fort Elliott, Texas. He served in the 25th Infantry Company E and H where he achieved the rank of Private. He was stationed at the San Antonio, Texas post. Alfred was discharged on September 6, 1880, in Fort Hale, Connecticut, September 20, 1885, in Fort Elliott, Texas, and, lastly, on September 20, 1890, in Fort Bayard, New Mexico. After his time in the military, Alfred worked as a farmer in Silver Bay, New Mexico, where he received salary pay. Later in life, he moved to Los Angeles, California where he passed away on March 10, 1922. He was laid to rest at Los Angeles National Cemetery. 

This biography was researched and written by students as part of the Digital Veterans Legacy Project at Loyola Marymount University, funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Cemetery Administration

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